Banker&#39;s note and collateral indexing file



Patented Oct. 13, 1953 oFF'l-CE BANKERS NOTE AND COLLATERALINDEXING'YFILE L Boyce H. Caldwell, Decatur, Ga.

This invention relates to filing containers, and more particularly to animproved filing envelope especially useful for filing notes andcollateral.

A main object of the invention. is to provide a novel and improved noteand collateral ling container especially useful in banks and arranged sothat a borrowers notes and collateral may be filed together in the samecontainer, providing ready access to the same whenever required, theimproved device being simple in construction, being easy to use, andbeing arranged to provide rapid information as to the maturity dates ofthe notes contained therein.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved note andcollateral container especially useful in banks and similar institutionsfor containing the notes and collateral of a given borrower in a readilyaccessible manner and ready to provide instant information as to thedates of maturity of the notes contained in the borrowers envelope.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentfrom the following description and claim and from the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of an improved note and collateralle envelope constructed in accordance with the present invention; y

Figure 2 is a top edge view of the improved note and collateral fileenvelope of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view taken on the line 3-3 ofFigure 1;

Figure 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on the line 4-4 ofFigure 1.

Referring to the drawings, the improved note and collateral le envelopeis designated generally at II. The container comprises a generallyrectangular envelope I2 of relatively heavy flexible material, such asheavy paper or the like which is open at one end, as shown at I3. Theenvelope I2 is formed at its three closed edges with pleats, as shown atI4, I5 and I6, whereby the envelope is expansible to accommodatedocuments, such as securities and the like. Designated at I'I is a sheetof transparent flexible material which is secured at its longitudinalmargins and at one end margin thereof` to the respective closed marginsof the envelope I2. As shown in Figure 4, the lower margin I8 of thetransparent sheet of material I'I is secured to the bottom pleat I5 ofthe envelope and the upper margin I9 of the transparent sheet is securedat its end to the portion of the pleat I4 adjacent the crease 20thereof, whereby the top corner Application August 24, 1951, Serial No.`243,450

1 Claim. (Cl. 129-16.7)

2 2| of the transparent sheet Il is free relative to the top margin ofthe envelope I2. One end of the transparent sheet I'I is secured to theclosed end of the envelope I2, as shown at 22.

vDesignated at 23 is a removable card substantially equal in length tothe envelope I2, and folded longitudinally at 24 so as to be slidablyreceivable between the upper corner 2| of the transparent sheet I1 andthe top longitudinal edge of the envelope I2. As shown in Figure 1, thetransparent sheet I1 of the envelope I2 is cut away at 25, and when thecard 23 is slid into the space between the top corner 2I of the sheet IIand the top longitudinal edge of the envelope, one end of the card 23 isadjacent the cut-away portion 25 of the envelope. This enables the oneend of the card 23 to be grasped when it is desired to remove said card.

As shown in Figure 1, the card 23 is provided with two rows of months ofthe year, said rows being for successive years. Space is provided beloweach month for suitable penciled markings to indicate the maturity datesof notes and the type of note. For example, under March there isinscribed 10 Mo. which indicates that there are notes which maturemonthly, on the 10th of the month commencing with March 10, 1951. UnderMay is the marking 15 A, designating an annually maturing note, maturingon the 15th of May. Under January is the notation 22, representing thematurity of a note on January 22, 1951. Under June is a marking 28,"indicating a note maturing onV June 28, 1951. Under October are themarkings "15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 29, indicating that the borrower has sixnotes in the envelope, maturing on these days of October, 1951.

It will be readily apparent that when a note is paid, the markingsassociated therewith may be easily erased, since the markings are madein pencil. The year markings, such as 1951 andy 1952 are also made inpencil, so that changes in the year dates can be easily made.

Y It will be apparent that any suitable means of especially identifyingthe respective notes Whose dates of maturity are designated on the cardsmay be employed, such as circles, asterisks, underlining, etc.

The notes are contained in the space between the transparent sheet I'Iand the front wall of f collateral of the respective borrowers inindividual containers, and to obtain convenient access to the containersof each individual borrower Whenever desired.

While a specific embodiment of an improved note and collateral lecontainer has been disclosed in the foregoing description, it will beunderstood that various modifications within the spirit of the inventionmay occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that nolimitations be placed on the invention except as deiined by the scope ofthe appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A note and collateral ille comprising a generally rectangular envelopeof relatively heavy flexible material open at one end and havingpleatededges, a rectangular sheet of transparent, flexible material disposedover one face of said envelope and having an end thereof secured totheclosed.

margins having a portion. thereofV free of saidz pleats adjacent oneedge.of said envelopepandan indicia bearing. cardy slidably engagedi betweensaid one face of the envelope,v andY the: sheet of transparent material,said card being longitudinally folded and engaging over said one edgeand being received between the longitudinal pleat adjacent said one edgeand the free portion of said one longitudinal margin, said card beinglongitudinally inscribed with the months of the year and being providedwith spaces therebeneath, whereby the maturity dates of notes containedin theile may be designated.

BOYCE H. CALDWELL.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 720,324 Bushnell Feb. 10, 1903 748,631 Mitchell Jan. 5, 19041,424,338 Brenne Aug. 1, 1922 1,424,836 Lover Aug. 8, 1922 1,634,064Ahlquist June 28, 1927 2,097,916 Elmore ,Nov. 2, 1937 2,344,369 SalsbergMar. 14, 1944 2,463,992 Moore Mar. 8, 19'49 FOREIGN PATENTS NumberCountry Date 968,270 FranceV Apr. 12, 1950v

